How to make shelves of plasterboard
The contents
- What is the shelf design of the drywall to prefer
- The main principle of construction of the shelves, drywall
- Options shelves of plasterboard
- The sequence of manufacturing shelves with their hands
Progress and innovation in civil engineering are forced to use in residential construction of more and more cheap and safe materials, sometimes using a totally unexpected approach. Recall, for example, the construction of the 50-ies of the last century – in the arrangement of the rooms of the house or apartment was dominated by solid wood panels, Board, Board, ceramic and silicate brick. With the 70s came a chipboard, fiberboard, alabaster blocks. Now it’s time for gypsum boards, metal profiles and various designs of them. Why not try to make shelves of plasterboard with their hands.
As the material for homemade products, gypsum Board is quite suitable for shelves made of plasterboard, despite the seeming fragility. Among the nearest competitors of plywood boards, solid wood particle Board and fiberboard sheet of gypsum Board has a lower specific strength and require greater care in the work.
But the main advantages are:
- A sheet of drywall over an extended service life maintains a perfect plane surface and dimensional stability;
- Price of gypsum Board significantly less equal size sheet of plywood, OSB, not to mention the whole tree;
- The material is cut, drilled, puttied, painted, polished, and absolutely harmless to human health.
At the same time work with the material, even in the case of simple manufacture their own hands shelves of plasterboard, requires the employee to think in advance the design to the assembled regiment withstood a scheduled load.
What is the shelf design of the drywall to prefer ↑
In the presence of certain skills of plasterboard can be produced not only a shelf or stand. It is possible to collect the most intricate of designs, which you can easily convince a photo of shelves of plasterboard, collected with their hands.
The main principle of construction of the shelves, drywall ↑
In wooden or plastic products shelf material usually provides a decorative surface design and works as a solid Foundation, taking the load away from the things or items placed on the shelf.
With gypsum Board, you can do the same, but the strength of a single sheet of drywall, even with a thickness of 18mm, may not be enough. In this case, the shelf is made from two sheets and if the length of the product exceeds a meter, perhaps even the use of plywood or hardwood inserts. For a little decorative shelves in the 40-50cm under a vase or a dozen or so books may be used a single sheet of plasterboard of thickness 12-15mm. Mount shelves, you must provide the entire line of contact between the sheet and walls using screws, but the appearance of such shelves are not enthusiastic because of the difficulties in the treatment of end edges.
Always in the designs of plasterboard is used the principle of the separation:
- A sheet of drywall provides only a decorative function, gypsum Board own strength is sufficient only to resist loads directed parallel to the plane of the sheet. All other efforts should be transferred to the reinforcing system of wooden slats or metal profile.
- GKL always mounted on solid base frame with screws or glue. It frame construction ensure lightness and strength of the product – shelf, Cabinet or wall.
This greatly simplifies the work with the drywall. Himself metal profile for frame shelf is made of galvanized sheet metal, is easily cut with snips, bends and bends in the most intricate options.
Options shelves of plasterboard ↑
The wide range of reinforcing profile can be quite simple to pick up and assemble the shelves with their own forces:
- corner shelves of plasterboard, there are several options, combined in one small project.
- very practical shelves of plasterboard under the TV.
Among the many options you should choose a scheme with minimum number of joints and connections.
The sequence of manufacturing of shelves with his own hands ^ a
Most often in the house remain free corner areas of the premises, therefore, to give a more elegant look or utilitarian considerations can always make a few shelves on the wall of plasterboard with their hands.
For performance, use a sheet of drywall, metal profile 25х50, putty for sealing joints and fixing screws «the cast-metal».
Unlike wood or metal, when the product is manufactured separately and then hung on the wall, in the case of the use of drywall shelf design is formed as a single unit, with bearings, bearing frame and wall mount.
Defining sizes and interfaces ↑
On the wall with a pencil accomplish the attachment, the length of the bearing surface of the shelves and the point of connection of the frame elements. Then from the profile of cut fragments attach to the wall and fastened to the layout with screws.
Install vertical posts ↑
Further «sewn» the upright profile at the edges of the shelves. Using a level plumb and carefully leveled using the horizontal and vertical position of the outer frame members of each of the shelves. The vertical support leg is sewn up on both sides of the drywall sheets, cut to size of the opening with a small allowance for processing in 1-2mm.
Installation of sheets of drywall ↑
On the levelled horizons shelves cut the remaining segments of the frame and fixed in the design. Plane shelves close a sheet of drywall first, bottom horizontal surface, then the upper.
After stickers decor carefully shpatlyuem all the cracks and joints in construction, after drying, grind the surface by painting with latex paint.
This method is versatile and makes it easy to manufacture the simple shelves of plasterboard in the bathroom.
After some practice, is quite capable and complex, but a nice option shelves of plasterboard in the bedroom.
Features of construction of the frame for the supporting structure of the shelf ↑
As you can see above, work with plasterboard presents no special difficulties for accurate and thoughtful people. Design even the most complex of shelves or cabinets more reminiscent of «the LEGO principle», and possible even for the novice master. But for professional work with shelves or partitions need to consider a few things.
Drywall sheets, cut into thin strips, prone to fracture even under a small load. Therefore, undertaking some dizzying project, avoid to apply a thin and long strip of material for the cladding frame. For example, a piece of gypsum Board with an aspect ratio of 1:5 and more virtually guaranteed to burst or when attaching it to the frame, or under load, after completion of all work.
The thickness of the frame elements to adjust the overall dimensions of the structure. In an example, a very competent construction window sizes and thickness of the uprights shelves of plasterboard under the TV. Due to the optimized thickness of the vertical and horizontal partitions such construction has a high resistance and can withstand heavy load.
The most complicated option, from the viewpoint of mounting, it is possible to consider the installation of single shelf on the wall without the use of additional support pillars. Often to provide longitudinal and vertical stability of shelf install side canopies. If the show imagination, they not only spoil the appearance of the shelf, but will give it a more attractive appearance.
As a rule, the construction of plasterboard heavier than wood plates or plastic, for hanging on the wall, use the maximum number of fixing points. If you need to fix a shelf on the wall, lined with drywall, use a special mount.